The Bridge

"Summoned to the housing project home of his childhood when a friend asks for help finding his missing daughter, Philadelphia police detective Kevin Lynch uncovers sinister truths that force him to confront his past."@en
"Summoned to the housing project home of his childhood when a friend asks for help finding his missing daughter, Philadelphia police detective Kevin Lynch uncovers sinister truths that force him to confront his past."
"Sometimes, Philadelphia Police Detective Kevin Lynch feels he has spent his whole life trying to put his past firmly behind him. But a frantic call for help from a childhood friend whose child has gone missing changes all that. Now Lynch must summon the courage to return to his childhood home, the infamous projects known as The Bridge. As the case unfolds and the search for Kenya, the missing girl, intensifies, the secrets guarded by her family and friends begin to emerge. And the hidden truths are more sinister and malevolent than Lynch could ever imagine, and once again, The Bridge threatens to be his downfall. Solomon Jones's The Bridge is a gritty, suspenseful novel in which the root causes of crime share the stage with their tragic consequences, allowing an intimate window into ghetto life."@en